May 2026
Baseball: Regis Jesuit downs Legend to set up showdown with Arvada West in 5A Championship Series
Third-seeded Regis Jesuit downed two familiar Continental League foes Friday to open the Class 5A Baseball Championship Series — the last being No. 7 Legend — to move into Saturday’s championship semifinal against No. 1 Arvada West.
Baseball: 2026 Class 5A Championship Series scoreboard, schedule
Scoreboard and schedule for the double-elimination 2026 Class 5A baseball championship series, which began Friday.
Judge finds evidence of vindictive prosecution in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. | A federal judge on Friday dismissed a human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, finding that the Justice Department’s pursuit of criminal charges was designed to punish him for challenging his mistaken deportation to El Salvador last year. The ruling amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of a Justice Department that under President […]
Police arrest mother of 4-year-old Aurora boy in connection with his beating death
AURORA | A second person has been arrested in connection with what police say is the apparent beating death of a 4-year-old Aurora boy, police said Thursday. Destini Rose Lipsky, 23, of Aurora, was arrested in Colorado Springs and faces charges of child abuse resulting in death, police spokesperson police Agent Kristopher McDowell said in […]
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 5.22.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Friday, May 22, 2026, includes results and highlights for an Aurora area team in baseball.
As America hits 250, many Brits say one man defines it: Trump
WASHINGTON, England | Loud. Broken. Baffling. Ask Brits what they think of their former colonies in 2026, and they note these long-held views of America and Americans. But after 250 years of independence from Britain, the country’s former rulers cannot discuss the United States without mentioning President Donald Trump, almost always before listing the many […]
Some see white livestreamer’s freedom of speech claims as cover for race-baiting
A shooting involving a white livestreamer known for filming himself provoking people with racist words that left a Black man wounded has reignited debate over freedom of speech and content creators who monetize hate-filled interactions. As more users of livestreaming social media platforms find being performative with bigoted language can draw big bucks, the line […]
Steven Soderbergh used AI in a documentary about John Lennon. And he wants to talk about it
CANNES, France | The day John Lennon was shot, on Dec. 8, 1980, he and Yoko Ono gave an interview to a San Francisco radio crew from their home in New York’s Dakota Apartments. They were promoting their new album “Double Fantasy,” but the two-hour conversation was wide ranging. Though the interviewers had been warned […]
US says ‘slight progress’ in Iran talks amid uncertainty about whether war will resume
TEL AVIV, Israel | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was “slight progress” during talks with Iran amid uncertainty about whether a deal will be reached or war will resume. He spoke days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was holding off on a military strike against the Islamic Republic because […]
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
WASHINGTON | Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned. The guidelines, posted online earlier this month before former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, will […]